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MAN welcomes CBN’s unification of exchange rates
Jul 10, 2020
Two Hundred Naira Note PHOTO: Getty
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) says the unification of the country’s exchange rate is a welcome development that will engender increased investment inflow in the real sector of the economy.
Mr Mansur Ahmed, MAN President, made this remark in a report made available to newsmen on Friday in Lagos.
Ahmed said that the association had, over the years, been advocating for a unified exchange rate to promote a market-friendly rate in the country.
The unified rate, he said, is capable of facilitating stable production planning and engender sustainable economic growth.
He said that drawing from basic knowledge of the transmission mechanism of exchange rate management and experiences of Cuba and India, the current forex unification agenda would entrench a convergence and enhance exchange rate stability.
“It is, therefore, gratifying as it appears that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has now unified the country’s exchange rate.
“Clearly, this is a welcome development and a laudable initiative that has come at the right time.
“`This is more so, particularly, now that the economic outlook is gloomy in light of the impact of the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic that has culminated in uninspiring macroeconomic situations,’’ Ahmed said.
He recalled with delight that IMF and World Bank had at different times advised the country on the need to unify the multiple exchange rate windows to prevent distortions in investment decisions in the public and private sectors of the economy.
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